This summer we decided to make our summer vacation a camping trip. I had never been camping as a mom (or even as an adult.) So when I started researching campgrounds and parks to visit I really didn’t know what I was looking for. Enter the Parks Canada oTENTik option. It’s a cross between a […]
As a kid I might have gone to Canada’s Wonderland maybe ten times. It was far away, and a long, hot day. As an adult I’ve been more times than I ever went as a kid. This season, in fact, I’ve been 3 times, and we have plans to fit in at least one more. […]
6 Fun Rainy Day Learning Activities is a guest post. If you are interested in writing for A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my Guest Posting page. Just because the rain is falling on a day they’re not in school is not reason to deprive your kids of the benefits of learning. In this post, we’ll […]
As a parent I spend a lot of time watching my kids play around water. We go to their Nanny’s pool almost every week in the summer, some years we go to a cottage, or camping, and sometimes we go walk along the lakeshore, or around the Rideau Canal locks. Keeping them safe is always […]
How many birthday parties will you throw in your parenting life? We are already at 9 for Emma and 7 for Rose. That a lot of parties, with a lot of kids, and I’m not including any of the “family” events we hold so grandparents don’t have to suffer through endless small kids underfoot! I […]
Space travel is amazing to me. I love science fiction, exploration, and the idea of extra-terrestrial life. That means that a trip to Orlando, Florida includes a visit to the Kennedy Space Center. Maybe more for Patrick and I than for the kids, but hey, it’s a FAMILY vacation so everyone should enjoy it, right? […]
I’m sure we’ve all been there. Your child is invited to yet another birthday party, and you don’t know the kid or the family AT ALL. This happens to us all the time. Somehow my children have made it to grade 4 and grade 1 and I still barely know any parents of their school […]
*I was given 2 free passes for LEGOland Florida in order for me to create this review. All opinions (and photographs) are my own, or that of my family. Read my Disclosure Policy for further information. This post may contain affiliate links.* On our second day of vacation in Florida we visited LEGOland. We […]
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The crazy thing about kids is that they grow up. And sometimes it feels like their little lives just whizz on by. Of course those days are offset by the long, terrible stretches of sleepless nights, nursing strikes, picking eating marathons and never-ending cries of “Mommy!!!” Related: It’s Okay Not To Love The Baby Stage […]